Hi, just got back from a Volksmarching Vacation of sorts. Did 4 events. Walked the San Angelo State park on Saturday, Stanton on Sunday, Fredericksburg on Monday and the Midnight walk to usher in the new year this am. If you are interested in Volksmarching please come join us at the Fuddruckers on Jan. 11th at 6:30. You can eat and socialize or just come and see what we are all about. The official meeting will start at 7pm.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

Another attempt to get people in Killeen to come join our walking adventures. We meet tonight at the Killeen Fuddruckers at 6:30 for dinner and socializing. 7pm for just the meeting. We will be deciding on which walks to host for next year.

In 2012 we are hosting walks in Lampasas, Belton, Temple, Salado, and Waco. These are walking tours that you do on your own. You go to the start location, register to walk, stamp your record book (if you keep one, not required but sure is fun) and take a set of directions and follow them. There are 5K and 10K versions of the walks.

In 2013 we may or may not host these same events. It depends on what our participation has been like. Waco has had 32 people walk it so far this year, so I hope they keep it for next year.

Come see what this is all about. Walksfar

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

Another walking club meeting on May 10th at Fuddruckers at the Killeen Mall. Everyone is welcome. We are always looking for new members. We will be reporting on the event we held this past weekend up at Possum Kingdom Lake. I was part of the group that worked the checkpoint on Sunday. Here are some pictures if you'd like to check out what the checkpoint was like. There are links on this page to actual hiking pictures also.

We met last night at Fuddruckers at the Killeen Mall. There was 9 members there. We have lots of members, can't for the life of me figure out why so few come to the meetings. I mean, hey, if I can drive 60 miles one way to the meeting (Waco doesn't have a club you see) then those that live right there should be able to turn up. Eating isn't require, we meet at 6:30 for those who want to eat and 7:00 for those who just want to go to the meeting. We are working on an event up at Possum Kingdom Lake. We are offering a t-shirt for the walk. The flyer isn't ready yet, but here is the t-shirt design. walktx.org/TrottingTexasTurtles/POSSUMKINGDOM.jpg

Anyway if anyone is interested the walk will be May 5-6. There will be 2 long walks 11-12K, and 2 short walks 5-6K. The views of the lake are supposed to be wonderful if you do the long walks. Short walks will just be through the cedar woods.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

I haven't posted about the walking club in awhile. Our next meeting at Fuddruckers in Nov 10th at 6:30. We usually have the meeting room at the top of the stairs. Come join us. We will be discussing our upcoming event plans. We are hosting an event at Possum Kingdom Lake on May 5/6.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

The next walking club meeting is tomorrow at the Fuddrucker's at the Killeen Temple Mall.

Come learn about our program where you purchase a record book and collect stamps in it for events you do. While Killeen does not have an event right now there is one in Waco, Temple, Belton, Salado, and Lampasas. You can walk them as often as you like. You pay $5.00 for a record book, you pay $3.00 each time you collect a stamp, and when the book is full you send it in and receive a certificate of completion, an award patch, and an award pin.

I have over 1100 events in my record book now. If you are interested we have a special where you buy a new walker's packet for $5.00. In it you get a record book ($5.00 value). Coupons for three walks ($9.00 value), a coupon for our walking newspaper called "The American Wanderer" ($4.00 value). So you get $18.00 value for your $5.00 to get you started.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

I put the wrong date on the invitation to come walk. It is Saturday, June 4th. Y'all come walk with us tomorrow in Lampasas! We are meeting at 9am at Country Inn, SW corner US-183 at US-190. Bring water! Wear a hat!

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

June 6th we are going to have a group walk in Lampasas. The local Girl Scouts and going to come walk with us. It is a nice walk that starts out along the Riverwalk and then goes uptown past the pretty courthouse and up past some historic homes before returning to the riverwalk and back to the start. Hope you can come walk with us. Post here if you would like more information on meetup location.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

Sunday we did a 10K in Belton. The walk starts at a park, goes uptown, wanders thru residential to Mary Hardin Baylor Campus, cuts thru the campus back to a hike/bike trail along Nolan Creek. It can be walked at any time. Registration box is at the counter of a Shell Station. You can find more information online at www.ava.org/ava_search.asp

Select the state (Texas), traditional or year-round/seasonal events (year-round/seasonal).

Then click on the event (Belton) of your choice to see the "More Details" page for the event.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

We had a good turnout at the meeting.... no SparkPeople but a few club members who don't show up often were there. So we had 12 people. Our club Pres had some good stories to tell. Escpecially since they were on a cruise ship in Hawaii when the Tsunomi hit. They took the ship out of port to ride out the wave. When they came back in she said they could not see much damage thank goodness.

A new location was thrown out as a place to hold a walk... Youngsport? There is a special event book for walking in cities/towns with each letter of the alphabet. Some of the walkers have had trouble finding a "Y" so they think it will bring in walkers if we hold a walk there.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

Just wanted everyone to know that our walking club meeting is tonight at Fuddruckers at the Killeen Mall. We meet a 6-6:30 to eat and socialize. We start the meeting at 7pm. Our club President just got back from Australia and should have some good stories to tell.

Usually our club meeting is the 2nd Thursday of the month, but since she was gone we postponed the meeting a week.

Hope to see some SparkPeople there tonight. We are planning our next event. I'm thinking the vote will be for Lion's Park in Temple!

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

We are going to have a 5K or 12K (your choice) walk starting at the Walburg German Restaurant in Walburg. Walburg is just off of I-35 between Georgetown and Jarrel. The walk will be along paved country roads. Participation is free and everyone is invited to come out and walk. www.ava.org/gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=89829

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

I'll be there. I'm looking forward to learning some good spots for walkers in this area and meeting people to walk with. I took my kids to McKinney Falls State Park and that was really pretty. I'm sure there are many other spots that I've never heard of yet.

I heard from one SparkPeople member that she and 7 friends showed up to walk at Fort Hood on Sunday. That was so nice to hear!

If you go out to SparkAmerican and look at "Texas" you will see lots of events posted on different cities. On Waco there is an upcoming event at Calvert to see the Christmas decorations. It is on Dec. 4th at 8am. Here is the flyer for the event. www.ava.org/gen3/data/event_details.asp?eventid=89352

Edited by: WALKSFAR at: 11/17/2010 (14:31)

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

Sorry you missed it. We had 11 members there. We did not make any decisions on where to hold our next walk, but they did say they were going to get together at Fort Hood on Sunday at 1pm for a group walk. They are meeting at the Copeland Soldier Support Center (CSSC). The CSSC is located on the NW corner of T J Mills Drive and Battalion Ave. It is a three story red brick building. I won't be there, but tell them I sent you if you want to go walk with them.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

If anyone is up for a road trip there is an event down in New Braunfels this weekend in conjunction with the Wurstfest. The walk starts at the Schlitterbahn Water Park Employee Cafe at 100 W. North ST, New Braunfels, TX. You do not have to be a club member to walk. Arrive to start anytime between 8am and 10am.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

Hi Kelli. Sorry to see you didn't get any response for you invitation to walk on a regular basis.

If it isn't too far I'd like to invite you to come up and walk at Cleburne State Park on Saturday. They have a 3 mile option that goes across the dam with great views of lake and spillway, continues down a park road, then on to another loop trail. They do recommend a hiking stick.

When we can plan something for the Killeen "metro-plex". Hahaha. K, FH, HH, CC, & B area? We should get a schedule... a routine.. like the second Saturday morning of every month. Or something. Meet somewhere, whoever would like to come, do a family walk or an individual walk, and just enjoy the fellowship!

We were going to walk in the opening day Parade for the State Fair of Texas. The person who was in charge dropped the ball and we didn't get our entry done. She appologized and we are on the mailing list for next year's parade. Hopefully we will be better prepared for it and can get it done.

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

We have club meeting every other month. The next meeting is Nov. 11th. We meet in the room at the top of the stairs on the left. We were discussing having a walk next spring (April-May). I suggested Temple starting at Lions Park. Parrie Haynes Park was also suggested which is at 179 Gann Branch Road, Killeen. A third suggestion was made to have a walk in conjunction with the Clifton's Norwegian Country Christmas.

Does any of those sound like a place any of you'd like to walk? Come join the club and you can help us decide. If we had more club members, maybe we could do all three!!!

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

I would like to invite everyone to come out tonight to our Walking Club meeting at the Fuddrucker's at the Killeen Mall. Our club is called the Trotting Texas Turtles. We are looking for new members.

Our walking club serves the The Fort Hood Army Base as well as the Copperas Cove, Killeen, Belton, Temple, and Waco area. We host 5K/10K walking events. Our walking events are held as a public service to encourage walking for health, fitness, and fun. They are a great form of outdoor exercise. Our events may be done for free.

We do have a special program where walkers are encouraged to buy an event book and collect stamps in the book for events done. Come to our meeting and learn more about this program.

We meet at 6:30 for dinner, the meeting will start at 7pm.

Hope to meet some fellow sparkers! I will be wearing a green t-shirt that says "Every Hour You Walk Adds an Hour to Your Life".

Best Wishes Walksfar

Being a Christian isn't about religion. It's about a relationship with the One who made us. I'm so thankful to be one of His.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Do not ask the Lord to guide your footstep, unless you are willing to move your feet.

God grant me the serenity to accept those I cannot change, to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know itís me.

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